"The humanities," she writes, "alongside filling one in on human history, teach people how to think analytically while at the same time noting and appreciating innovation and creativity. Not a bad set of skills for most jobs wouldn't you say?"
There are further thought-provoking comments within the article and also a useful guide to some of the ways that the study of History has evolved in recent years - very valuable information in particular for personal statement writers...
A Point of View covers all sorts of interesting topics and you can download many of them as podcasts here.
PS: The image above came from a google search of "Purpose of History" - make of it what you will!
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